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legged

[ leg-id, legd ]

adjective

  1. having a specified number or kind of legs (often used in combination):

    two-legged; long-legged.

  2. fitted with legs:

    a legged desk.



legged

/ lɛɡd; ˈlɛɡɪd /

adjective

    1. having a leg or legs
    2. ( in combination )

      three-legged

      long-legged

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of legged1

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; leg, -ed 3
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Fires could encroach on critical habitat for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow legged frog.

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The donations row had already sprouted and his defeated opponent, Jeremy Miles, legged it from the venue without so much as any warm words about the victor on camera.

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But although cats hate the water, he knows for a fact Oli can swim, because he once legged it into the ocean to avoid an overzealous dog.

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"I was quite scared. It kept walking, so I legged it."

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A wobbly legged Walmsley, a tired smile spreading across his face, crosses the finish line in 19 hours 37 minutes amid a cacophony of cheers, applause, music and a pumped-up race announcer.

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